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July Kalazich, National Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) and Alan Bennett, Executive Director of UC Davis Chile, signed an agreement to jointly address the development of applied scientific research, technological solutions, extensionism and high impact innovation to respond to the requirements of the food and environmental sectors in Chile.

In 1966 Arnold "Arnie" Bauer arrived in Chile for the first time. His goal was to conduct research related to his doctoral thesis at UC Berkeley on Latin American history. Even though he was the son of farmers from Kansas, and had lived in Casablanca (Morocco) performing his military service, San Francisco and Mexico, Chile was the "place he most loved”, as Dr.

As known, the overflowing of the Mapocho river has significantly affected the coastal areas of Providencia. The building where the UC Davis Chile offices are found was particularly impacted: the underground levels flooded with consequent damage to the electrical systems, water pumps and elevators. Fortunately, our UC Davis Chile offices are in perfect condition because we operate on the 11th floor of the building.

We are waiting to receive information from administration to help us determine when we will be able to resume operations at our offices.

On Tuesday March 22, Dr. Alan Bennett, Executive Director of UC Davis Chile, led the Board meeting of this innovation center. “The meeting was very successful, important agreements that will definitely allow UC Davis Chile´s full operation were achieved,” said the Distinguished Professor from the University of California.

Doctors Daniele Zaccaria and Richard Snyder, UC Davis academics, will come to Chile for their line of work in Climate Change. On the occasion, they will offer the drought lecture "Towards next generation decision support for irrigation management" in two locations: on Tuesday, March 8th at INIA La Platina in Santiago and Friday, March 11th at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Talca.

Today, UC Davis is a powerhouse with almost $800 million in research funding. Since our earliest days — we opened our doors in 1908 — UC Davis scientists and engineers have been making breakthroughs that impact our lives, from expanding agricultural capabilities to understanding DNA and mental disorders. Check out what we’ve done to help the world eat and drink better, survive serious illnesses and live in a healthier environment.

Thursday of next week, we will inaugurate Patagonia LabSpace with the support of CORFO. A bit to understand the background, UC Davis and STGO LabSpace Chile generated an alliance and created Research to Business Catalyst (R2B Catalyst), the first scientific hub for the development of business, generating synergy between researchers, entrepreneurs, mentors and investors to materialize science-based businesses. In the case of Patagonia LabSpace, it is a 600 m2 laboratory enabling the scaling of products.

Pablo Zamora, Chief Science Officer of UC Davis Chile, highlights Chile biodiversity of extreme environments. It indicates that among them, there is a high probability of existing functions and organisms that can be used in agriculture, that no one else in the world has.